DAR ES SALAAM (5 February 2025) – President Samia Suluhu Hassan was presented the Global Goalkeeper Award by the Gates Foundation in recognition of Tanzania’s remarkable achievements in maternal,...
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Statement from CEO Mark Suzman: On the Importance of Continued U.S. International Aid
U.S. assistance programs, such as PEPFAR, deliver life-saving medicine, medical care, and combat hunger and starvation. These programs protect the health of Americans, bolster U.S. national security,...
Statement from CEO Mark Suzman: On the Reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy
Reinstating the Mexico City Policy puts access to critical services for millions of people at risk—especially access to health services for women and girls. For many women in the world’s poorest...
Statement from CEO Mark Suzman: On the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization
Providing access to essential health care for the world’s most vulnerable people not only reflects America’s core values, it strengthens global stability, security, and prosperity. The World Health...
European Union and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to co-host Gavi High Level Pledging Summit
BRUSSELS (5 December 2024) – The European Union and the Gates Foundation, together with the close support of other Gavi donors and implementing countries, will co-host the Gavi 6.0 pledging Summit...
European Union and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Partner to Expand Contraceptive and Health Access for Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
NEW YORK (September 24, 2024) – Today, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the European Union (EU) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced they are developing new...
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Informe Goalkeepers 2024: La carrera por alimentar a un mundo en pleno calentamiento

Introducción La carrera para alimentar a un mundo en pleno calentamiento La peor crisis de salud infantil del mundo es la desnutrición. El cambio climático está dificultando aún más la resolución de...
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Rapport Goalkeepers 2024: La course pour nourrir un monde qui se réchauffe

Points clés La malnutrition représente la crise mondiale la plus grave en matière de santé infantile. Aucun pays, aussi riche soit-il, n’est à l’abri. Plus de 400 millions d’enfants ne reçoivent pas...
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2024 Goalkeepers Report: The Race to Nourish a Warming World [EN/AR/DE/HI/ZH]

Gates Foundation Report Calls for Targeted Global Health Spending to Save Millions of Children from Malnutrition and Disease New modeling shows 40 million more children will suffer from hunger’s...
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Statement from CEO Mark Suzman on the mpox public health emergency
SEATTLE, (August 20, 2024) – The escalating outbreak of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo and several other African countries is deeply concerning. The tragic human impact of the outbreak,...
Women Change the Game, Kirk Humanitarian and Partners Kick Off Contributions Leading up to 2025 Global Nutrition Pledging Summit
First commitment pledged by U.S. philanthropy Kirk Humanitarian to support global scale up of prenatal vitamins for women worldwide PARIS (May 31, 2024) — On the sidelines of the tennis Grand Slam...
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Rotary launches US$30 million program to combat deadliest childhood diseases in four African countries
‘Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge’ will strengthen health systems and tackle leading childhood killers -- malaria, pneumonia, and diarrheal diseases -- in the DRC, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Zambia ...
Novo Nordisk Foundation, Wellcome, and the Gates Foundation Join Forces to Accelerate Global Health Equity and Impact
Joint partnership will support science to tackle a series of global health challenges and build healthier futures, especially for the world’s most vulnerable populations HELSINGØR, DENMARK (May 6,...
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Saudi Arabia and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announce Landmark Push to Eradicate Polio and Lift Millions out of Poverty
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 28 April 2024 – Saudi Arabia and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today pledged to work together to help protect 370 million children annually from polio and lift millions...
Los esfuerzos mundiales en inmunización han salvado al menos 154 millones de vidas en los últimos 50 años
Un importante estudio de referencia que se publicará en The Lancet revela que los esfuerzos mundiales de inmunización han salvado aproximadamente 154 millones de vidas, o el equivalente a 6 vidas por...
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years
WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launch “Humanly Possible” campaign to scale up vaccination programmes around the world during World Immunization Week 2024 Geneva / New York /...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and European Investment Bank Launch Pilot in Africa to Improve Women Entrepreneurs’ Access to Capital
Thousands of women across Kenya will benefit from the €30 million microfinance programme backed by the new cooperation LUXEMBOURG and SEATTLE (April 17, 2024) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...
WTA Foundation and Gates Foundation launch new campaign—Women Change the Game—to urge action on women’s health and nutrition
Campaign includes the groundbreaking WTA Foundation Global Women’s Health Fund, which aims to help at least 1 million women in its first year with an inaugural donation from WTA Tour title sponsor...
Gates Foundation and Agence Française de Développement Partner to Support Last Mile Polio Eradication in Pakistan and to Build more Climate Resilient Health Systems
PARIS, FRANCE (December 5, 2023) - Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Remy Rioux, CEO of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) announced today new commitments that...
Global Donors Pledge Over US$777 Million to Defeat Neglected Tropical Diseases and Improve the Lives of 1.6 Billion People at the Reaching the Last Mile Forum at COP28
This press release originally published on Reaching the Last Mile. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (December 3, 2023): Global donors at the 2023 Reaching the Last Mile Forum today pledged a collective...